1. ALACHUA COUNTY ENERGY CONSERVATION STRATEGIES COMMISSION PRESENTATION TO GAINESVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT DISTRICT 3 COUNCIL October 9, 2008

2. Contents  Background on the ECSC  Community Challenges  Rising Energy Costs, Climate Change, Peak Oil Production & Decline  Community Opportunities  Create a resource efficient and resilient community

3. Alachua County Commission “…wants to do its part to reduce or mitigate the effects of Global Climate Change and promote the long-term economic security of its citizens through the implementation of policies that enhance energy efficiency…” Resolution 07-18, March 27, 2007

4. Membership  Twelve energy conservation experts “Possess demonstrated expertise and/or advanced training in the areas of energy demand side management, LEED or Green Building Code standards, renewable energy technologies, or a related field.”  One representative of the University of Florida  One former elected Gainesville City Commissioner  One former elected Alachua County Commissioner  One alternate position

5. Energy Conservation Strategies Commission MISSION  “To draft a comprehensive report on energy use, its relationship to climate change and local socio- economic impacts, including actions that can be implemented by the Board of County Commissioners and the community at large.”  ECSC final report will include potential local socioeconomic impacts of increased costs of energy for transportation & energy for buildings.

6. County Accomplishments  1991 County Energy Management Program  1998 Resolution Establishing Air Quality Commission  1999 BoCC joins ICLEI Cities for Climate Protection  1999, the County Commission adopted a resolution allowing Alachua County to join the Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) campaign. The CCP program is a global campaign to reduce greenhouse gas. Achieved four of five stars.  2000 Hybrids purchased for County Fleet  2001 County Greenhouse Gas InventoryCounty Greenhouse Gas Inventory  2001 Sustainable Operations Team  2001 County Employee RTS Bus Passes  2002 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan  2002 Comprehensive Plan specifically the Conservation Element Policy 4.1.3.7Conservation Element Policy 4.1.3.7

7. County Accomplishments  2003 Landfill Gas to Energy Project  2003 Alachua County Energy Reduction PolicyAlachua County Energy Reduction Policy  2003 New Courthouse built to LEED standards  2006 County Representative to ICLEI North American Congress; Receive ICLEI Award: Recognition of 4 of 5 Stars for CCP Campaign. ICLEI North American Congress  2007 Resolution Establishing Energy Conservation Strategies Commission  2008 NACO Green Infrastructure Award  2008 Alachua County becomes full ICLEI member  2008 Water Conservation Project – County Jail Retrofit  It is estimated that the ICON Water Reduction System will conserve between 16 and 17 million gallons of water per year, lowering utility bills by over $109,000 per year.

8. Community Challenges  Escalating energy costs for transportation & for buildings  Climate change: global and local A geologically abrupt change to long term weather patterns caused by emissions of heat-trapping CO2 through the burning of fossil fuels.  Peak Oil production “Peak Oil” means not 'running out of oil', but 'running out of cheap oil'. For societies leveraged on ever increasing amounts of cheap oil, the consequences may be dire.” Energy Bulletin: http://www.energybulletin.net/primer.php

9. Escalating Energy Costs “Electricity costs have…spiked because of rising fuel costs. Coal has doubled in price just this past year. Since 1999, the cost of natural gas has also skyrocketed, by more than 400 percent. Coal and natural gas make up approximately 60 percent of Florida's electric generation. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is predicting that summer power prices may increase even further, as high as 50 percent or more.” Barry Moline Executive director, Florida Municipal Electric Association July 2008

10. Ripple effects-escalating energy costs  Cost of oil (gasoline) Apr 2001: $22.86/barrel Feb 2001 $1.54/gallon gas Apr 2008: $101.22/barrel Feb 2008 $3.08/gallon gas  Monthly Cost of Food for a Family of 4 Feb 2001: $599 Feb 2008: $771  Average residential retail price of electricity 2001: 8.63 cents/kWh 2007: 10.61 cents/kWh 100% 29% 23%

11. Bargain Priced Fuel? New York Times: Savoring Bargains at the American Pump, June 29, 2009

12. Climate Change from the Past Image from: Statement on Sea Level in the Coming Century; Science Committee Miami-Dade County Climate Change Advisory Task Force Presented by Dr. Wanless Aprill 22, 2008

13. Climate Change without Action Image from: Statement on Sea Level in the Coming Century; Science Committee Miami-Dade County Climate Change Advisory Task Force Presented by Dr. Wanless Aprill 22, 2008

14. Climate Change and FL Population Image from: Statement on Sea Level in the Coming Century; Science Committee Miami-Dade County Climate Change Advisory Task Force Presented by Dr. Wanless Aprill 22, 2008

15. Climate Change and Sea Level Image from: Statement on Sea Level in the Coming Century; Science Committee Miami-Dade County Climate Change Advisory Task Force Presented by Dr. Wanless Aprill 22, 2008

16. Energy & Transportation  US General Accountability Office Report GAO-07-283: released February, 2007 Crude Oil: Uncertainty about future oil supply makes it important to develop a strategy for addressing a peak and decline in oil production Source: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07283.pdf

17. United States Oil Imports This chart depicts the sources of American oil imports. While the United States gets about 45% of its oil from the Middle East and North Africa, these regions hold over two thirds of the oil reserves worldwide.” Driving the Future of Energy Security http://lugar.senate.g ov/energy/graphs/o ilimport.html

18. Vulnerability and Oil Supply

23. Energy Insecurity Domestic InsecurityInternational Conflict

24. US Oil Production and Consumption Overview 1949-2006 Million Barrels per Day Energy Information Administration; Official Energy Statistics from the US Government http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/pdf/pages/sec5_4.pdf US Consumption 20.59 MB/Day US Production Net Imports

25. US General Accountability Office Report - Key Findings  Peak oil is real.  Decline in oil production will occur sometime between February 2007 and 2040.  No one is sure of the exact date, because there is a wide variance in the data and methodology used by various research entities.  Alternative energy sources, particularly for transportation, are not yet available in large quantities.

26. US General Accountability Office Selected Findings  “Key alternative [fuels] currently supply the equivalent of only about 1 percent of U.S. consumption of petroleum products.”  “USDOE projects that even under optimistic scenarios, by 2015 these alternative fuels could displace only the equivalent of 4 percent of projected U.S. annual consumption.”

27. Community Opportunities Create a resource efficient and resilient community 1. Invest in weatherization & energy efficiency 2. Create employment & new local businesses 3. Develop sustainable mobility infrastructure 4. Maximize local food production 5. Maximize renewable energy production

28. Community Opportunities Create a resource efficient and resilient community  Guiding Principles: (1), Practice conservation (reduce consumption); (2), make efficiencies in building envelopes and mechanical equipment; and (3), invest in renewable power generation.  90% of structures in Alachua County built prior to 1999. Minimum energy standards for new construction 1st adopted in 1993. Expect significant efficiencies from upgrades to all building envelopes, mechanical systems and appliances.

29.  To “weatherize” all substandard housing in the county, nearly 1500 houses need to be upgraded each year for the next ten years. Current combined efforts reach approximately 100 houses per year. Community Opportunities Create a resource efficient and resilient community

30.  Community weatherization/efficiency upgrade bank: Property owners could access this “bank” for efficiency upgrades only after meeting specific requirements (like an energy audit) of their building  Possibly financed through GRU Biomass Plant ad valorem taxes Community Opportunities Create a resource efficient and resilient community

31. Other Community Opportunities:  Weatherize all County buildings.  Ensure optimum energy conservation measures used in construction or renovation where County funds are used.  Distribute information about energy conservation and techniques, and related materials listing the advantages of each.  Provide Energy efficient rating disclosure (HERS Home Energy Rating System). Community Opportunities Create a resource efficient and resilient community

32. New Employment and Business Creation:  Turn discards into raw materials for locally manufactured products.  Economic development of the Alachua County Transfer Station.  Issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for industries to use discards in manufacturing or related activity. Community Opportunities Create a resource efficient and resilient community

33. Contact the ECSC  Email: energy@alachuacounty.usenergy@alachuacounty.us  Web Site: http://energy.alachuacounty.us  Phone: Sean McLendon, 352-264-6800  Address: ECSC, 201 SE 2 nd St., Suite 201, Gainesville, FL 32601  ECSC meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 5:30 PM - County Administration Building, Second Floor, Grace Knight Conference Room.  ECSC subcommittee meetings: Weekly on Tuesday & Wednesday (call for details.)

34. Resources  Energy Bulletin http://www.energybulletin.net  Energy Information Administration; Official Energy Statistics from the US Government http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/petro.html  CRUDE OIL: Uncertainty about Future Oil Supply Makes It Important to Develop a Strategy for Addressing a Peak and Decline in Oil Production. United States Government Accountability Office, February 2007 http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07283.pdf

35. Resources  The New York Times Magazine: August 21,2005 The Breaking Point by Peter Maass http://www.petermaass.com/core.cfm?p=1&mag=124&magtype=1  National Geographic: The End of Cheap Oil by Tim Appenzeller http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0406/feature5/fulltext.html